Session Description
The Bible contains many different forms of literature but from their earliest days onward, many people love the great Bible Stories most of all. A significant part of the Old Testament is comprised of narratives that are so rich and so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that even many people outside the Jewish and Christian communities are familiar with at least the broad outlines of these stories. Yet Christians confess that these stories are more — much, much more — than just cracking good tales that entice the imagination. No, through these stories we receive nothing less than revelation as to the nature of God, Creation, and their relation. God has chosen to reveal the divine nature, purpose, and intention through stories such as the narratives we will ponder at this year’s Symposium. We listen to these stories not just to see how they will turn out but to catch a glimpse of how we and the whole cosmic drama will turn out when the great Narrator of these stories brings it all to the glorious conclusion we know is in store through Christ Jesus the Lord, the Author and Finisher of our faith.
Conference Title
2010 Calvin Symposium on Worship
Event Date
1-28-2010
Event Type
Program Information
Type (recording/text)
Text
Upload Date
28-1-2010 12:00 AM
Recommended Citation
Calvin Institute of Christian Worship, "2010 Worship Book" (2010). Symposium on Worship Archive. 83.
https://digitalcommons.calvin.edu/uni-cicw-symposium/2010/allitems/83
Included in
2010 Worship Book
The Bible contains many different forms of literature but from their earliest days onward, many people love the great Bible Stories most of all. A significant part of the Old Testament is comprised of narratives that are so rich and so deeply embedded in our collective consciousness that even many people outside the Jewish and Christian communities are familiar with at least the broad outlines of these stories. Yet Christians confess that these stories are more — much, much more — than just cracking good tales that entice the imagination. No, through these stories we receive nothing less than revelation as to the nature of God, Creation, and their relation. God has chosen to reveal the divine nature, purpose, and intention through stories such as the narratives we will ponder at this year’s Symposium. We listen to these stories not just to see how they will turn out but to catch a glimpse of how we and the whole cosmic drama will turn out when the great Narrator of these stories brings it all to the glorious conclusion we know is in store through Christ Jesus the Lord, the Author and Finisher of our faith.